“the parents are failing miserably at stopping it because it’s not regulated”
Parents didn’t see this coming until it was too late. Kids have access to porn. They engage in sexting. If parents at least had full control over their children’s Internet and phone access, they would have the tools to stop a lot of this. Not every parent would step up, but many would. Seems like the big social media companies would prefer to keep the parents out of their children’s online activities because these companies can manipulate the children better.
I can tell you from firsthand experience that most parents think their children are not affected and are shocked to discover their daughters and even sons are being asked by their peers for nude and sexually explicit photos and videos. Lots of girls have porn addictions now when it use to be an almost exclusively make problem.
I didn’t realize girls are getting more porn addictions.
I’ve been out of education for almost 8 years and my how tech has changed in that time!